Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who tells the truth. See the quotation under truth-lover.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who tells the truth.
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Examples
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Chris Christie isn't quite the brave truth-teller he's selling himself as, writes Matt Miller.
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The 'truth-teller' du jour who unveiled a tough New Jersey budget Tuesday that sensibly asks public workers to pick up more of their health and pension costs did not have the guts to speak this particular truth.
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And if one has been wounded, the way Ms. Judd was badly wounded as a child, one will, in adulthood, once one has found one's voice, become a drum major for justice, a truth-teller.
Kevin Powell: Ashley Judd and Hip-Hop Culture Kevin Powell 2011
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And if one has been wounded, the way Ms. Judd was badly wounded as a child, one will, in adulthood, once one has found one's voice, become a drum major for justice, a truth-teller.
Kevin Powell: Ashley Judd and Hip-Hop Culture Kevin Powell 2011
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And if one has been wounded, the way Ms. Judd was badly wounded as a child, one will, in adulthood, once one has found one's voice, become a drum major for justice, a truth-teller.
Kevin Powell: Ashley Judd and Hip-Hop Culture Kevin Powell 2011
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And if one has been wounded, the way Ms. Judd was badly wounded as a child, one will, in adulthood, once one has found one's voice, become a drum major for justice, a truth-teller.
Kevin Powell: Ashley Judd and Hip-Hop Culture Kevin Powell 2011
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This way, your little angel doesn't end up being the snarky truth-teller of second grade.
Dr. G : Do You Unmask the Tooth Fairy? Dr. G 2011
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And truth-teller, let's take a long look at the Party of No you support ...
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This way, your little angel doesn't end up being the snarky truth-teller of second grade.
Dr. G : Do You Unmask the Tooth Fairy? Dr. G 2011
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And if one has been wounded, the way Ms. Judd was badly wounded as a child, one will, in adulthood, once one has found one's voice, become a drum major for justice, a truth-teller.
Kevin Powell: Ashley Judd and Hip-Hop Culture Kevin Powell 2011
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